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Depression is a mental disorder that affects more than 350 million people across the globe. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), itâs the leading cause of disability, a major contributor to global disease, and it leads to suicide â and some people may be prone to it more than others.fter transgendered people, teenagers who have had family in the military have been found to experience more depression, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts than their peers without family in the military.
1 Women between the ages of 25-44 are most often affected by depression with a major cause of depression in women being the inability to express or handle Anger. 2  Depressive disorders often co-occur with anxiety disorders and substance abuse.hildhood Depression. 1  Up to 2.5 % of children in the United States suffer from depression. 2  In 1997, suicide was the leading cause of death of 10 to 24-year-olds and in 2000 it was the 3rd leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds. 3  All too often suicide is the result of extended periods of depression.